Dense fog, record-breaking warmth?

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

ENVIRONMENT CANADA

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SAULT STE. MARIE - SUPERIOR EAST WAWA - WHITE RIVER - PUKASKWA ELLIOT LAKE - RANGER LAKE MANITOULIN - NORTHSHORE - KILLARNEY CHAPLEAU - GOGAMA NORTH BAY - WEST NIPISSING NIPIGON - MARATHON - SUPERIOR NORTH KAPUSKASING - HEARST TIMMINS - COCHRANE GREATER SUDBURY AND VICINITY KIRKLAND LAKE - NEW LISKEARD - TEMAGAMI

DENSE FOG, POSSIBLY RECORD BREAKING WARMTH, AND THEN SNOW SQUALLS FOR PARTS OF NORTHERN ONTARIO.

DENSE FOG IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST TONIGHT OVER NORTHEASTERN ONTARIO, ESPECIALLY FROM SAULT STE. MARIE TO NORTH BAY.

VISIBILITIES MAY BE SUDDENLY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AND MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

FOG WILL LIFT SATURDAY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE REGION.

THE SAME WARM AIRMASS CAUSING THE FOG WILL MEAN MILD TEMPERATURES TONIGHT FOR NORTHEASTERN ONTARIO.

REGIONS FROM WAWA TO TIMMINS AND SOUTH ARE EXPECTED TO EXPERIENCE SATURDAY MORNING TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 6 TO 9 DEGREES.

EVEN KAPUSKASING COULD REACH THE HIGH SINGLE DIGITS SATURDAY.

IF REACHED, THESE TEMPERATURES WOULD BREAK THE PREVIOUS MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDS FOR JANUARY 1.

THE WARMTH WILL NOT LAST HOWEVER.

THE COLD FRONT CROSSING NORTHEASTERN ONTARIO SATURDAY MORNING WILL USHER MUCH COLDER AIR INTO THE REGIONS.

FLURRIES AND LOCAL SNOWS SQUALLS WILL DEVELOP IN THE SOUTHWEST FLOW OFF LAKE SUPERIOR DURING SATURDAY AFTERNOON, AFFECTING REGIONS FROM TERRACE BAY TO LAKE SUPERIOR PARK.

THIS ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY AS THE WINDS SHIFT TO MORE WESTERLY.

LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 15 CM PER 12 HOURS ARE HIGHLY LIKELY WITH THIS EVENT.

SNOW SQUALL WATCHES AND WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED AS NEEDED.

LISTEN FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION MAY ALSO BE FOUND BY CONSULTING THE LATEST PUBLIC FORECAST.

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